THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE… AND THEN SOME!

To be honest, I never understood the full capacity of what a phrase like “The Best Day of My Life” meant until I experienced it all for myself. As a matter of fact, I pretty much didn’t understand much of the wedding advice friends and family shared about it all, until I went through it on my own. I guess it’s similar to what my Mother told me when I was a child… statements like “When you have your own house, you can listen to whatever music you want and as loud as you want..” or “Believe me… your friends aren’t going to hate you forever - you’ll make up tomorrow” or more commonly “You’ll understand when you are older…”come to mind - and it’s true - you don’t understand what the heck they truly mean until one day, the “Big Man Upstairs” makes it all clear to you. It was the same thing for the wedding - so I don’t expect this bridal diary to ‘shed any light’ on the day for you B2B’s - but perhaps it will give you a little insight to all of you as to how it was for me.

Two words that sum it all up best … INCONCEIVABLE & BREATHTAKING.

Inconceivable because no matter how long you plan, prepare and envision - you can never fully grasp how amazing the day will be until you are right there in the moment. No amount of planning and organizing you do for the day can compete with the emotions, bliss and fulfillment you experience during such an amazing stepping stone in your life. I was surprised throughout the day and night in ways that I never could have imagined and will hold fast to those memories for the rest of my life.

Just thinking back on my wedding day, as I write this now, literally takes my breath away (and gives me a lump in my throat). Walking down that aisle and seeing Mike waiting for me was such an incredible moment. He looked so amazing and I was so anxious to get down the aisle to him and hold his hand. I seriously had to remind myself to breath between tears (yes, I cried down the aisle) as I walked down. He told me after, that the hairs on the back of his neck stood up once he first saw me, and that I was so breathtakingly beautiful he too was so anxious for me to get down the aisle to him. I had no idea that walking down the aisle to my future husband would be the encounter it was.

Everyone has different areas that stand out during the day, and things that take their breath away. Other than Mike, for me, I remember the music - every note of it. Aoife Daly’s voice is SO powerful and gentle at the same time - the word breathtaking doesn’t do her justice. The Quartet George Courtney recommended for us, combined with Aoife’s talent - UNREAL. I remember wanting to close my eyes to fully take in the amazing sounds that echoed through the church, but I feared all our wedding photos would have me closing my eyes! And I wasn’t the only one who felt that way, our Priest, Fr. Tom Flynn even thanked them in the ceremony, that’s how incredible they sounded!

I also remember the first time walking into the MAGNIFICENT function room at Killashee as being one of those take your breath away moments. I took a mental photograph of it all that I will hang on my heart forever. Seeing it all decked out our way for the first time and seeing all our friends and family awaiting our arrival as Mr. & Mrs. Droney was so exciting - I knew then at that very moment that we had such a great evening to follow.

That, Ladies and Gentlemen, is truly the guts of what a wedding is all about. The vendors and all the guts you select prior to your wedding day are important - I was truly fortunate to have picked the vendors that I did - their hard work on the day was very apparent (and I was told ours was too!). More distinct in my memory however, is the laughter, the tears and all the moments in time that I can only relive in my mind and with friends and family. It’s those unforgettable moments that were created that night that you can’t plan for and they truly are - the best wedding gift of all.

As for my memoirs of the day and a chronological account - it is so hard to put it all into words, and without stopping for tissue every minute - but I will try my best. My next entry is soon to follow with the details I know many of you have been asking for. PROMISE.

Xx,

Mrs. Terra